Aegina Town Harbour

37° 44.7′ N · 23° 25.7′ E

The bustling ferry-and-fishing harbour of Aegina town, with the chapel of St Nicholas on the mole, horse carriages on the waterfront and pistachio stalls everywhere — Greece's capital for a few months in 1828.

Ionian Islands Saronic Gulf & Argolic

Practical

Call the harbour office on VHF 12 or 19 before entering and ask for a berth (harbour office +30 22970 27726 in my-sea's 2013 data — verify locally). Stern- or bows-to the town quay; draught up to about 2.4 m listed. Holding is poor in mud — set the anchor carefully; big yachts often lay chain across the basin, so crossed anchors are common. Ferries throw a swell — lie well off the quay. Uncomfortable in strong S–SW winds. Crowded Thursday to Monday with Athens weekenders. The approach is fringed by mostly artificial ancient reefs, and natural reefs extend from Agistri and Metopi; a shoal is marked just SW of the entrance (37.7422 N 23.4255 E). Water, power, fuel, bottled gas and boat lift listed. If there is no berth, anchor in the bay outside the harbour in settled weather.

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Town life, provisioning and a walk to Kolona

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